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One of the more common specific phobias, musophobia involves an extreme fear of mice and rats.

Music

Mice and rats

Moose

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Spectrophobia is the fear of

This fear's name comes from the Latin word "spectrum," which means "apparition."

Eyeglasses

Ghosts

Electromagnetic waves

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Necrophobia is the fear of

Necrophobia comes from the Greek word for corpse, "nekros." It is the fear of dead things and things associated with death.

One's own death

Darkness

Dead things

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What is hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia the fear of?

The number of the beast, or 666, is linked to the Antichrist in the Book of Revelation. People with this phobia are averse to the number in everyday settings, and change the number when they can (even if it means adding a cent to their receipt so the total becomes $6.67).

Hexagons

Satan

The number of the beast

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Coulrophobia is the fear of

From Pennywise to John Wayne Gacy, clowns inspire fear in many people. You've heard the exclamation, "Clowns freak me out," but now you know the word for it.

Papaphobia is the fear of the pope, the papacy or even the Roman Catholic Church — though a bad pizza can be pretty scary!

One's father

The pope

Bad pizza

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Pediophobia is the fear of

The fear of dolls is considered a more specific form of automatonophobia, the fear of human-like things.

Dolls

Children

Feet

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Pogonophobia is the fear of

Pogonophobia is the fear of beards. While it is in fact listed the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, it is also used in reference to workplace discrimination towards people with beards.

Things that bounce

Beards

Pointy structures

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Mottephobia is the fear of

Mottephobia is the fear of butterflies and/or moths. Maybe it's the fluttering right by your face, or the funky tongues that extend out so far, but some people do suffer from this.

Butterflies

Skin

Applesauce

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Chiroptophobia is the fear of

What, just because they have sharp teeth, paper-thin flapping wings and pointy little fingers? So what if some species suck blood? Poor, misunderstood bats!

Chiropractors

Backs

Bats

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Bonus question! Which of these is a fictional phobia?

As "Doctor Who" fans may know, this fake phobia comes from the name of a novel written by Jonathan Morris that features the Eighth Doctor.

Ipovlopsychophobia, fear of having your picture taken

Halitophobia, fear of bad breath

Anachrophobia, fear of temporal displacement

Gymnophobia, fear of nudity

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